Managing hotel event bookings often means juggling client needs and being the first to respond with all necessary information. Today's booking methods, like email and phone calls, can be a slow process, frustrating clients and leading to missed opportunities.
In this article, you'll learn how our soon-to-come new Booking Engine for Events simplifies and speeds up the entire process. You’ll see how this tool will offer real-time availability, instant bookings, and flexible options for both hotels and event organisers. By the end, you’ll understand how this solution can help your hotel stay competitive by meeting the demand for faster, more efficient bookings without sacrificing control.
In the fast-paced world of event management, hotels often find themselves caught in a balancing act. On one hand, they must cater to the evolving needs of their clients, while on the other hand, they seek to maintain flexibility in room bookings for larger, more profitable events.
Traditionally, hotels avoid direct online bookings for meeting rooms to preserve this flexibility, relying instead on a manual process that gives them control over availability. But this practice is increasingly inefficient in today’s fast-paced, digital-first environment, where instant bookings have become the norm.
For event organisers, the current approach can feel like an unnecessary delay. Even for simple requests—like booking a meeting room for a small workshop—organisers often have to wait hours or even days as venues respond to emails or phone calls.
In a world where efficiency is key, this slow process can frustrate organisers, leading them to seek out competitors with quicker, more automated solutions. The lack of a streamlined process poses a risk for hotels that want to stay competitive in a market increasingly driven by speed and convenience.
Exciting changes are on the horizon. Soon, we will be launching our Booking Engine for Events, designed to bring the speed and efficiency of modern e-commerce to the world of event management.
Hotels will no longer need to choose between maintaining flexibility and offering a fast, user-friendly booking experience. Our innovative solution will balance both.
When it launches, our booking engine will allow event organisers to:
This level of automation will cut down the time typically required to finalise bookings from days to mere minutes, making the process more efficient for both hotel staff and organisers.
The flexibility of our Booking Engine for Events allows hotels to manage online bookings fully. Hotels will still be able maintain full control with:
This combination of flexibility and speed will ensure that hotels can still manage their event spaces effectively while offering a modern, efficient booking experience that caters to the fast-paced needs of today’s clients.
We’re excited to shape the future of digital-first guest interaction, and our Booking Engine for Events is just the beginning. While the official launch is around the corner, we invite you to stay tuned for its release. This tool will revolutionise how events are managed by speeding up the booking process, improving flexibility, and putting efficiency at the forefront.
Clock will ensure that every booking, change, and deposit is tracked in real-time, making event management faster and easier for all parties. The future of event management is coming soon, and we invite you to be part of it. Keep an eye out as we continue to roll out these transformative features.